Little Man Learns signs!

Okay so it is just one sign so far, Milk. He gets excited now when I pull out the milk bottle and sign milk. He starts to hit his tray, and scratch with his fingers. It is very cute. Last night was the first time that the kids actually saw him squeeze his fist for milk. They were excited, he was exctied, it was all pretty exciting.

Good friends come to visit!

This is Dick and Wilma Minor. I almost said Wilberger because they are the parents of one of the bestfriends I have ever had, Brenley Wilberger. And even though Brenley and Bryce ditched us and moved to MONTANA, her parents still come to visit. My kids love them so much. They are surogate grandparents for those grandparents that my kids can't see. They even brought gifts for the kids like any good grandparent would do. They are cherished friends and we love it when they come to see us.

Happy Birthday America!

What a beautiful Day for the 4th of July! A little girl in our ward was having her birthday party at her grandparents, they just happen to live on a gorgeous 50 acre farm. Their house is on top of a hill. Look north or south and it is the most amazing view. After the party they have their annual 4th of July BBQ(with over 100 friends and family) and their own illegal fireworks. As soon as we arrived, I made the kids stop and get their pictures taken. I am an anal mother about my kids pics. Don't they look so amazing though? I am kind of embarassed to put this picture in, but I wanted you to see how gorgeous the place was that we went. It still doesn't really show you the great view. John and I would love to own a place like this someday. It is a beauiful place. Our Noah man. He is such a handsome guy. A true American Beauty. Micah Moo--Who Couldn't LOVE you! Little Deeken! What a good looking man, just like his namesakes. What a good looking couple. You can see why are kids are so good looking. J/K John and I have found that for some odd reason that some of our favorite pics of us are the ones we take ourselves. This was a big old swing. It hung from two fifty foot trees. The kids had a blast on it. John had just talked to Micah earlier that day about holding boys hands. He told her that if a boy tries to hold her hand, she needs to tell them to call her dad. I am pretty sure she thought this was okay because, well it's Ethan and because she grabbed his hand. Maybe Brett should give her a talking to. This guy only got a two hour nap the whole day, but he stayed very happy. He is such a good guy, just give him a staw and he will entertain himself. This same family who owns the farm, owns a professional shaved icemachine. They use it at the county fair every year. It was really cool, especially for the kids. I think they each got two, but wouldn't finish. So it really goes without saying that John and I had plenty of shaved ice. It was a hot day, so we didn't mind. Ethan and Micah Deeken and Emily Morgan and Noah What a couple of good looking guys. I know I am a poor addition to this picture, but without Brenley around, I have to insert myself into pics and take them, or I don't seem to appear in any. It was time for fireworks, but it took awhile, so.... We did some of our own. The kids loved doing some sparklers. Sierra and Emily. The big fireworks took till 10:15 to start, and by the time the kids saw a few, they were ready to head home. But over all it was a really fun fourth of July celebration. We missed all of you, but hope you had a great time doing what ever it was you did. We love you!!!

Learning to Climb

We thought we would give swimming a rest for the summer and try something new. Micah-Dance/Noah-rock climbing. His very first climb he was nervous, But he perservered and every climb since he has been very confidant and loved every second. It looks high, but it's not that bad and he is very safe. I will try to get more pics in the furture, but the battery went dead.(If you haven't seen Micah's pics of dance, check them out, they were blogged earlier.)

Thank Goodness It Is Over!

I recieved the pattern to do this on my birthday(March 24). I have been working on it since then. I haven't cross-stitched for a long time and a friend of mine needed to get this done for one of her friends as a gift. At first it was fun to be cross-stitching again, by the end it was all I could do to finish. My friend paid me $150 to do it...It was so not worth it. No offense to my friend.

Good Buddies

What good buddies these guys are. Deeken was sitting watching the TV, when Noah and Micah grabbed their blankets and came to sit by him. Even putting their blankets over him. How can I continue to nourish this LOVE?

Tub Time Again

Deeken enjoying the tub. I always try to let him get in a while by himself before I let the kids get in. Deeken enjoying the tub. This is how I found out Deeken was able to pull himself to a stand. I think it was the same way with Noah. Deeken did not like taking this picture. So I think this will be the only one we take of his teeth until they are long enough to see with his smile. I especially like this picture just because of Deeken's face. He loves his siblings. I also think he shows how his looks are a good combination of the two kids. My Beautiful children. All with smiles at the same time. This isn't rare, just rare to catch on footage.